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Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate DOCG wine — Elio Grasso winery — Dionysus
RedBaroloDOCG

Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate DOCG

by Elio Grasso · Piedmont, Italy

AppellationBaroloDOCG
TypeRed
GrapesNebbiolo
VineyardCasa Maté, Ginestra
Alcohol14.5%
SweetnessDry
ColourRed
Colour depthDeep
BodyFull-bodied
Serve at16–18 °C
Keeps for30–40 years
Bottled in0.75 l · 1.5 l
Elio GrassoPiedmont, Italy

About this wine

Vineyard and terroir

Casa Maté lies in Ginestra, with a south-facing exposure at 300–350 metres. Its moderately loose-packed, limestone-based soil tends toward clay. The vines are Guyot trained at a density of 4,500 plants per hectare, and the average productive-vine age is 60 years.

Grapes

Nebbiolo.

Vinification

The grapes are harvested manually.

Label / history

The first vintage was 1978.